The Seedstars World competition is looking for Dominican technology entrepreneurs. The chosen will then participate in the 4th Latam Regional Summit. Dominican companies have to 22 August 2019 to apply. The Dominican Seedstar will be announced on 5 September 2019. The regional summit will take place in Medellín, Colombia from 27 to 29 November.
The event is described as a catalysis to facilitate the best business and investment opportunities in the region. It gathers startups, investors, mentors, ambassadors, partners and over 200 key stakeholders in the heart of the continent. Participating companies need to have investments of under US$500,000 and have two years or less in operation.
The focus is on science, technology and innovation. The main goal is to generate conditions so that startups and entrepreneurs can compete in new markets.
Seedstars World is the world’s largest startup competition in emerging markets. For the past six years, Seedstars Teams travel around for a 9-month world tour and scout for the best early-stage startups in 65+ countries, organizing 100+ events. One winner is selected to represent each country visited, and is then invited to attend one of the 5 regional summits, reuniting all local winners of each region to network with regional investors, mentors and corporates. Local winners are also awarded the chance to represent their countries at the Seedstars Summit, the competition’s final happening in Switzerland, where startups compete for up to US$500,000 in investment. The Seedstars Summit is the flagship event of Seedstars, filled with breakout sessions, panel discussions, specialized workshops and the best minds from emerging markets.
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22 July 2019